Jewelry



July 6, 1937- l. ADELSBERGER ET AL 2,085,723

JEWELRY 7 Filed Nov. 18, 1936 Q MLMFM ATTORNEY Patented July 6, 1937 UNITED STATES P'EENT ()EEQE JEWELRY Application November 18, 1936, Serial No. 111,345

2 Claims.

This invention relates to jewelry and particularly to bracelets designed for ornamental use on the arm of the wearer.

Bracelets are of ancient origin, and many varieties are known. It has not been customary heretofore to provide hinged bracelets with free ends spaced in such a way as to afford independent support for ornaments, removable from or fixed thereto, which are thus displayed to advantage.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a hinged bracelet of novel construction having free ends adapted to support ornaments in spaced relation.

Another object is to provide a bracelet to which removable clips or similar ornamental devices may be attached readily, so as to be displayed simultaneously in a unitary combination.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood by reference to the following specification and the accompanying drawing, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown by way of illustration.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a bracelet embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation in the general plane of the bracelet;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bracelet;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, partially broken away, and illustrating particularly the supports at the free ends of the bracelet for removable clips and similar ornamental devices;

Fig. 5 is a side view of a clip adapted to be attached to one of the supports at the end of the bracelet;

Fig. 6 is an elevation illustrating the mounting of the clip on one of the supports;

Fig. '7 is a front view of a slightly modified form of the bracelet; and

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of an ornamental clip adapted to be secured to one of the free ends of the bracelet as shown in Fig. 'I;

45 The principle of the invention, as hereinafter more fully described, is the provision of semielliptical arms hinged together in a direction normal to the general plane of the bracelet. While the arms are usually semi-elliptical in form, they 50 may, of course, have any contour adapted to embrace the arm of the wearer. The arms are distorted slightly in opposite directions from the general plane of the bracelet to afford a substantially helical contour. The ends of the arms which are free are preferably further distorted from the general plane at an obtuse angle, to afford a support for suitable ornamentation, usually in the form of precious, semi-precious or artificial stones or other recognized ornamental elements such as are commonly used in jewelry. Preferably the angularly disposed arms are merely supports for removable ornamental elements such as clips, which can be secured to the ends of the arms in any desired way to afford a complete bracelet.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6 of the drawing as an illustrative example, 5 and 6 represent semielliptical arms of metal or other suitable material connected by a hinge l. A spring 8 is adapted to x bear upon a cam face 9 forming a part of the hinge to hold the bracelet in closed or open position when the arms are swung about the hinge. The general plane of the bracelet is perpendicular to the axis of the hinge, but the arms 5 and 6 are distorted in opposite directions from the plane, so as to assume the contour of ahelix. Thus, when the bracelet is placed upon the arm of the wearer the ends mayoverlap without engagement.

The free ends of the arms 5 and 6, indicated at It and II, are further removed from the general plane of the bracelet by being disposed or bent at an obtuse angle in opposite directions from the general plane. These ends may be decorated in any suitable or desirable way. The decorative features, involving generally'the application of precious, semi-precious, or artificial stones, may be applied permanently to the free ends of the bracelets. However, in the preferred form of the invention, the ends I!) and H are free from ornamentation and have instead openings 12 which are adapted to receive and hold suitable fastening means, for example the movable arms E3 of clips [4 having ornamental faces IS. The particular means for fastening the clips and. the construction thereof form no part of the present invention. Clips are well known in the art, and any form of fastening may be used. Furthermore, the removable ornamental devices need not be clips. Any desirable ornamental device may be secured to the ends of the arms by fastening means adapted for the purpose. In the particular form illustrated, the movable arms 13 of the clips are introduced through the openings l2 and closed upon the free ends so that the ornamental faces l5 of the clips are displayed as indicated in Fig. 1, and the movable arms l3 When the bracelet as described is opened, it may be slipped upon the arm of the wearer and then closed. The free ends bearing the ornamentation overlap but do not interfere, and the bracelet affords a particularly handsome accessory to dress. When the bracelet is not in use, the ornamental devices, if separable, can be removed and used for example as clips or for any other purpose to which they are adapted. The bracelet can be re-assembled for use when desired.

The bracelet as illustrated in the preceding embodiment of the invention has arms of substantial width, but this is not essential to the invention. As illustrated in Fig. 7, the arms 16 and I1, hinged at l8, are narrow and are distorted from the general plane of the bracelet as in the preceding embodiment, the free ends l9 and 26 being further distorted at an obtuse angle to the general plane of the bracelet so that the ends overlap but do not interfere. These ends, as illustrated, are free from ornamentation and are provided with openings 2! to receive the movable arms 22 of clips 23 having ornamentation on the face thereof. These clips may be assembled with the bracelet as in the preceding embodiment of the invention, by inserting the arms 22 through the openings and then closing the clips. Instead of providing removable clips, the ornamentation may, if desired, be applied permanently to the free ends of the bracelet.

In addition to the advantage of affording a highly ornamental bracelet, the invention, in the event that separate ornamental devices are used, aifords an opportunity to change the ornamentation so that the owner may have the advantage of several bracelets of different appearance requiring additional investment only in the ornamental features. Furthermore, the separable ornamental devices may be removed and used for other purposes. Clips, for example, are commonly used for adornment in dress, and the owner of such clips may, by the simple expedient of securing a bracelet of the character described, employ the clips advantageously in a different form of adornment.

The proportions of the bracelet and the particular ornamentation and form thereof are not a part of the invention. An almost infinite number of variations can be introduced without modifying the essential and fundamental character of the invention, which depends upon the distortion of the arms of the bracelet in opposite directions from the general plane thereof.

We claim:

1. An ornamental bracelet comprising arms having ends thereof lying circumferentially opposite one another and hingedly connected, the arms being distorted from the general plane perpendicular to the hinged connection to a substantially helical contour and having free ends which overlap but do not engage each other, and separable clips disposed on the free ends of the arms.

2. An ornamental bracelet comprising arms having ends thereof lying circumferentially opposite one another and hingedly connected, the arms being distorted from the general plane perpendicular to the hinged connection to a substantially helical contour and having free ends, projecting at an obtuse angle in opposite directions from the general plane, which overlap but do not engage each other, and separable clips disposed on the free ends of the arms.

IGNAZ ADELSBERGER. ABRAHAM KRAUS. 

